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Maine AFL-CIO Maine AFL-CIO 2012 Working Families Legislative Scorecard Phone: 207-622-9675 • Fax: 207-622-9685 Maine AFL-CIO • 21 Gabriel Drive • Augusta, ME 04330 www.maineaflcio.org • email: [email protected] Ranking Our Legislators’ Commitment to Workers’ Rights and An Economy that Works for All The 125th Maine Legislature was set amidst one of the worst economic periods since the 1930s. In this context, we asked the Legislature to: • reflect our core values of fairness, solidarity and economic justice • do everything within its power to support workers and their families and • take proactive measures to create a just economy. The Maine AFL-CIO is a statewide federation of more than 160 local labor unions in Maine. We represent some 30,000 active members in Maine and thousands of additional retirees and family members. Our members work in paper mills, shipyards, hospitals, construction sites, utilities, delivering public services, and in many other industries across the state. We represent these workers and their families at the Legislature and engage them in legislative, political and solidarity work. This legislative scorecard seeks to capture the votes that were of the greatest importance to our members and all working people in the second session of the 125th Legislature. It provides information on those bills and lets you know how your legislators voted. Our Legislative Committee and Executive Board carefully reviewed all the bills that came before the State Legislature and selected which bills to work on and to score. We hope you find the scorecard useful and that you will use it to hold your state legislators accountable. Union members like Auburn firefighter Michael Scott (IAFF 797) jammed the halls of the Maine State House in Augusta again this year, asking legislators to “walk a mile in our shoes.” INSIDE: What’s Going On in The Economy NON-PROFIT ORG NON-PROFIT PORTLAND, ME PORTLAND, U.S. POSTAGE Workers’ Legislative Bill Summary PERMIT 338 PERMIT P A I D A P and Scorecard Contacting Your Legislators Dear Brothers and Sisters, Maine AFL-CIO For working people, the 2012 Legislative Session was the “best of times and the worst of times.” 21 Gabriel Drive It was the worst of times because we saw continued attacks on workers’ rights and protections. This session Augusta, ME 04330 saw harmful legislation designed to weaken unions, undermine workers’ compensation, eliminate the right to organize a union, weaken unemployment insurance and much more. Executive Board President Don Berry (IBEW 567) Yet, amidst the barrage of anti-worker bills, workers and their unions put forward a spirited response. We educated and reached more deeply into our membership; we developed hundreds of new leaders; we moved Vice President Patrick Carleton (USW 9) people into action and we strengthened our individual unions and our collective whole. You all know the Secretary-Treasurer Al Shepard (IBEW 567) work you did; you should be proud of it. Don Bilodeau (Western Maine Labor Council) Chris Blair (IBEW 104) On the whole, we killed some of the worst, such as the Right to Work bills; limited the damage of many Peggy Bogart (APWU 458) other bills and left everything on the field. Yet, a lot of damage was still done. The results of this Legislature Kelly Bonnell (USW 449) will make life harder for a lot of people in our state - injured workers, the unemployed, the elderly, those Harley Boyington (USW 366) struggling to find their feet in this economy, childcare providers and factory farm workers who want a voice Bruce Cox (Katahdin Central Labor Council) at work, and lots more. Peter Crocket (Central Maine Labor Council) Emery Deabay (USW 1188) Scratch below the surface on the 125th Legislature and you’ll find a clear pattern: Governor LePage and Dan Dowling (Machinists Local S-6) his legislative allies consistently favored wealth over work. They put the 1%, the insurance industry and Ken Eaton (Teamsters 340) corporate interests ahead of working men and women. John Evans (Ironworkers 7) Barbara Finn (CWA 1400) There is no simple path forward. We have to educate and organize more deeply, put forward a bolder Ron Green (IAFF 772) economic vision, hold legislators accountable, and unify a very divided working class. We have to do what Bev Harris (UAW 3999) we’re doing and do it better and try out some new things too. David Lowell (Machinists Local 1821) John Martell (IAFF 740) This scorecard is meant to be one piece of that puzzle. It is designed for you to see exactly how your Brian McGovern (NALC 92) legislator voted on key labor issues. Please take a moment to look up your representatives. We are mailing Jack McKay (Eastern Maine Labor Council) Dave McKeone (Laborers 327) this scorecard to roughly 40,000 members and retirees in the hopes that it will spur additional conversation, John Napolitano (UA 716) engagement and action. John Newton (AFGE 948) Elizabeth O’Connor (AFSCME 2011) There will be many opportunities to be involved in the coming months and year. We hope you will take part. Cynthia Phinney (IBEW 1837) As always, we appreciate your feedback and involvement. Contact us with any questions or to get more Wayne Poland (Southern Maine Labor Council) involved. Thanks for all that you do. Dave Projansky (AFSCME 1458) David Schofield (Metal Trades Council) In solidarity, Michael Scott (IAFF 797) Patrick Shane (IBEW 2327) Roger Stinson (IAM 2740) Vanessa Sylvester (Maine State Nurses Association) Don Berry Matt Schlobohm Brian Wade (USW 1069) President Executive Director Jay Wadleigh (Machinists Local S-6) Special thanks to Matt Beck, Tom Farkas and Mike Prokosch for their assistance producing the Maine AFL-CIO 2012 Working Families Legislative Scorecard. The Maine AFL-CIO would like to thank the generous sponsors of this Legislative Scorecard: Protecting Working Families. 100% Union Company. Local 406 Maine State UAW CAP Council Laborers 327 & 976 District Council 35 Ironworkers Local 7 Locals 791 & 1445 Locals 9, 449, 900 & 1188 Locals 1458 & 2011 IBEW 104, 567 Maine State Association of Professional Firefighters Teamsters Local 340 & 2327 Metal Trades Council at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Machinists S-6 Letter Carriers of Maine 2 Maine AFL-CIO 2012 Legislative Scorecard Summary of Maine AFL-CIO Scored Bills LD 1913: Workers’ Compensation LD 1725: Unemployment Insurance An Act To Review and Restructure An Act To Strengthen the Unemployment Insurance Laws the Workers’ Compensation System and Reduce Unemployment Fraud Originally sponsored by: Rep. Andre Cushing (R – Hampden) Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Rector (R – Thomaston) Maine AFL-CIO Opposed Maine AFL-CIO Opposed Senate Roll Call # 484 — House Roll Call # 324 Senate Roll Call # 463 — House Roll Call # 326 Final Outcome: Bill passed in amended form and signed by the Governor Final Outcome: Bill passed in amended form and signed by the Governor Workers’ Compensation is a lifeline designed to help protect injured workers LD 1725 was another case of misplaced priorities. During the worst recession from losing everything. During the legislative session, scores of injured workers in 80 years, LD 1725 sought to weaken the unemployment insurance system shared their personal stories about terrible injuries at work, the difficulty of and penalize laid-off workers. navigating the current Workers’ Comp system and fighting with insurance companies. LD 1913 will make life even more difficult for severely injured The ultimate fight on this bill was on unemployment insurance and vacation workers. pay – namely whether a worker who has earned vacation pay on the books when they are laid-off should have their unemployment delayed week for This legislation drastically reduces the duration of disability benefits available week. We don’t think they should. Vacation pay is pay that workers earn to severely injured workers. It caps benefits for almost all injured workers at before getting laid off. People have earned this and it should not delay their ten years, even if their injury results in permanent earnings loss or prevents unemployment check. them from returning to work. The bottom line: Almost all injured workers most deserving of long-term wage replacement protection will lose it under this bill. The original version of LD 1725 delayed unemployment week for week for any This is particularly galling given that Workers Comp premiums have dropped earned vacation time on the books. The final version that passed penalizes a 56% since 1993 and more than 7% in 2011 alone. laid-off worker for weeks of earned vacation pay over four weeks. For example, a worker who has six weeks of earned vacation at the time of layoff would LD 1913 followed a long, contentious path to enactment. Following the wishes have to wait two weeks longer than other workers to collect unemployment of the insurance industry, the bill was amended dramatically for the worse insurance. The bill also forces laid-off workers into lower paying jobs faster. in committee at the eleventh hour. The Senate ultimately made changes to slightly mitigate the damage, but this bill remains very harmful for seriously Grassroots pressure from union members and allies limited the damage of this injured workers. bill, held it up for weeks in the Senate and ultimately forced it to be amended. LD 1207: Collective Bargaining Rights LD 1894: Childcare Collective Bargaining Rights An Act To Amend the Labor Laws An Act To Restore Departmental Management over Relating to Certain Agricultural Employees Costs of State-paid Child Care Sponsored by: Rep. Dale Crafts (R – Lisbon) Sponsored by: Sen. Earle McCormick (R – West Gardiner) Maine AFL-CIO Opposed Maine AFL-CIO Opposed Senate Roll Call # 387 — House Roll Call # 231 Senate Roll Call # 448 — House Roll Call # 311 Final Outcome: Bill passed in amended form and signed by the Governor Final Outcome: Bill passed and signed by the Governor LD 1207 was carried over from last session, when it lacked the support to pass.
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